16 teams into knock-out stage of 2021 Futsal World Cup
VOV.VN - A total of 16 teams have successfully qualified for the knock-out stages of the 2021 Futsal World Cup, with the next round scheduled to take place from September 22 to September 25.
This includes six teams that finished first in their group, including Kazakhstan, Russia, Portugal, Brazil, Argentina, and Spain, and six teams that finished second in their group, including Venezuela, Uzbekistan, Morocco, the Czech Republic, Iran, and Paraguay. This is in addition to the top four third-placed sides, including Vietnam, Thailand, Serbia, and Japan.
Moving forward, the round of 16 will see teams divided into eight pairs, with fixtures including Vietnam - Russia, Venezuela – Morocco, Kazakhstan – Thailand, Argentina – Paraguay, Brazil – Japan, Uzbekistan – Iran, Portugal – Serbia, and Spain - the Czech Republic.
This will mark the second consecutive time that the Vietnamese futsal team has advanced to the round 16 of the Futsal World Cup.